LIFE SAVING

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21413, 4 March 1935, Page 9

LIFE SAVING

—« SUMNER CLUB ANNL'AL COMPETITIONS The annual ronipe titions of tlio Sumner Life Saving Club. Jn-ld yesterday morning ;ind afternoon, included two severe surf tests in the senior and junior tingle man contest a.-, veil as tlie three-man I'vent known us llio Mayoral Cup. Outstanding features of the programme were the performances of C. S. Stevens in the junior cent nod the resuscitation work liy. ],. Sutherlitnd and the surf work by G. Cooper in the senior events. There was a good attendance of the residents and visitors, and the Mnvor and Mayoress. Mr and Mrs W. IT. Nicholson, were present. At the conclusion of the procrramme Mr S. K. Bassett, the president, expressed ihe club's pleasure at the interest taken in the contests by the Mayor and Mayoress, and asked Mr Nicholson to present the trophies. Mr Nicholson connratuhiled the committee on the success of the day, and also congratulated the winners of the trophies. The results were as follows:—■ JUNIOR LIFE SAVING CUP The junior life saving event was a singlehanded rescue after a long swim, and severely taxed the stamina of the competitors. The surf conditions were ideal. The

winner, C. S. Stevens, gave an outstanding performance which was of even merit in all departments of the work. Jn the rescue section he handled the patient almost perfectly, and in the resuscitation easily gained the highest marks. Results: — C. S. Stevens, Oinin 37sce . . 1 li. Chapman, 7min Oosec • • 2 D. Wethcy, Smin . . . . 3 SENIOR I.IFK RAVING GUI' (Newburgh Cup) The senior cup included a' swim of 150 yards to the buoy, followed by the rescue of a patient single-handed. It proved a. par. ticulnrly heavy test of strength, and as the competitors shouldered their subjects in the final sprint up the beach most of them showed signs of extreme exhaustion, and some almost collapsed. Five competitors started together. ,K. J. Lowry was first round the buoy, closely followed by M. Candy, S. Candy, and S. Gardner. No swimming'was permitted by the patients. Resuscitation was part of the event. Results: —■ L. Sutherland. 7min . . 1 K. >T. Lowry, (iniin 50src - • 2 S. Gardner, 7miu 12soc .. 3 The times wore, very close, only 27 seconds separating first and last. The officials for the junior event were: Judges. Messrs K. J. Herriott, L. Sutherland, and D. Richardson; timekeeper, Mr S. L\ Mason. For the senior event they were: Timekeepers, Messrs S. E. Mason, It. Round, and A. Ironsides; timekeeper, Sir D. RichardMAYORAL CUP The Mayoral Cup event included a swim of about 200 yards in the surf. The teams selected their own beltmen but balloted for the line and reel. Five teams entered. The contest resulted in some very fast times over moderate surf, and included some w ell-

judged reel -work in deep water and some reliable assistance from some of Hie reel men. Errors oE judgment from the beltmen resulted from tbe presence of casual bathers towards the buoy. Sutherland was the first out, and strayed to the right, mistaking a distant bather for the subject. G. Cooper, the bellman ot the winning team, struck good water, and though side-tracked by a lint her. made the second fastest lime, and was assisted by a linesman and reelman who knew their work thoroughly. The take-over was very good. The fastest time was made by S. CJ. Henry, who swam the distance in Jmin 26 4-ssee. Results:— G. Cooper (belt), .7. Reid (line). A. Pnmgnell (reel) . . 1 N. J. MePhai], N. Cooper, W. Miles . . . . 2 K. J. Lowry. A. J. Ssndom, D. V. Wilson . . . . 3 Surf Handicap Event This was a surf swimming contest over a course to the buoy and back, a distance of about 300 yards, for a trophy presented by Mr J. Darrocb. It was included on tbe programme a few years aso and has no* been included in the sports for some time. G. Cooper, with a handicap of fOaec, won easily after a fast swim. Results:—G. Cooper (scr) • .- ..I M. 'Candy (25sec). ... .. S J. Sutherland (33sec) .. .. .1 Also started: C. McPhail (70sec>, W. Miles (GOsec), J. Quane (55sec), Gardner (35sec), K. J. Lowry (20sec), and N. McPhail (20 see).